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André Danjon (114 words) |
 | André-Louis Danjon (April 6, 1890 - April 21, 1967) was a French astronomer born in Caen, France. |
 | Danjon devised a method to measure "Earthshine" on the Moon using a telescope in which a prism split the Moon's image into two identical side-by-side images. |
 | By adjusting a diaphragm to dim one of the images until the sunlit portion had the same apparent brightness as the earthlit portion on the unadjusted image, he could quantify the diaphragm adjustment, and thus had a real measurement for the brightness of Earthshine. |
| Danjon scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (347 words) |
 | The Danjon Scale of lunar eclipse brightness is a five-point scale useful for measuring the appearance and luminosity of the Moon during a lunar eclipse. |
 | It was proposed by André-Louis Danjon when he was measuring the Earthshine on the Moon. |
 | The effect of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo on subsequent lunar eclipses was very noticeable, with the eclipse of 9 December 1992 rated 0 on the Danjon Scale by many observers. |